About McDonald's (NYSE:MCD)

McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer various food products, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages, as well as breakfast menu. As of December 31, 2017, the company operated 37,241 restaurants, including 34,108 franchised restaurants comprising 21,366 franchised to conventional franchisees, 6,945 licensed to developmental licensees, and 5,797 licensed to foreign affiliates; and 3,133 company-operated restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

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Miscellaneous

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Frequently Asked Questions

What is McDonald's' stock symbol?

McDonald's trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MCD."

How often does McDonald's pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for McDonald's?

McDonald's declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.01 per share on Thursday, March 15th. This represents a $4.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 28th. View McDonald's' Dividend History.

How were McDonald's' earnings last quarter?

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) posted its earnings results on Monday, April, 30th. The fast-food giant reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.12. The fast-food giant earned $5.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.97 billion. McDonald's had a negative return on equity of 167.80% and a net margin of 24.02%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.47 earnings per share. View McDonald's' Earnings History.

When is McDonald's' next earnings date?

What price target have analysts set for MCD?

29 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for McDonald's' shares. Their forecasts range from $168.00 to $204.00. On average, they anticipate McDonald's' stock price to reach $183.8214 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for McDonald's.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about McDonald's stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about McDonald's stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "McDonald’s shares outpaced the industry in the past year. Notably, growing guest count remains McDonald’s top priority and it is undertaking various sales and digital initiatives to this end. Increased focus on delivery, enhancement of digital capabilities, and accelerated deployment of Experience of the Future restaurants in the U.S should drive growth too. Efforts to attract customers in International Lead & High Growth Markets also bode well. In fact, global comps at McDonald’s have been positive over the past eight quarters. Yet, high labor costs and currency headwinds might keep profits under pressure. Earnings estimates for the current year have declined over the last two months raising concern. Even so, augmented focus on refranchising will cut the company’s capital requirements and facilitate EPS growth and ROE expansion in the long run." (4/19/2018)

2. Longbow Research analysts commented, "Our expectations for MCD to report better than expected U.S. same-store sales growth in 3Q17 should drive both earnings and multiple upside," the analyst concluded. "Furthermore, the company has a couple of key initiatives that could drive further comp upside in coming quarters." (9/28/2017)

Has McDonald's been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about MCD stock has been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. McDonald's earned a daily sentiment score of -0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the fast-food giant an impact score of 47.88 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Which major investors are selling McDonald's stock?

MCD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Prudential Financial Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec. Company insiders that have sold McDonald's company stock in the last year include Catherine A Hoovel, David Ogden Fairhurst, Douglas M Goare, James R Sappington, Jerome N Krulewitch, Joseph M Erlinger, Kevin M Ozan and Stephen Easterbrook. View Insider Buying and Selling for McDonald's.

Which major investors are buying McDonald's stock?

MCD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Summit Trail Advisors LLC, American Century Companies Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Bahl & Gaynor Inc., Natixis and Toronto Dominion Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for McDonald's.

How do I buy shares of McDonald's?

Shares of MCD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is McDonald's' stock price today?

One share of MCD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $162.38.

How big of a company is McDonald's?

McDonald's has a market capitalization of $125.20 billion and generates $22.82 billion in revenue each year. The fast-food giant earns $5.19 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.66 on an earnings per share basis. McDonald's employs 235,000 workers across the globe.

MarketBeat Community Rating for McDonald's (MCD)

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Analyst Ratings

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Price Target and Consensus Rating

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

29 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for McDonald's in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $183.8214, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 13.20%. The high price target for MCD is $204.00 and the low price target for MCD is $168.00. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 22 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."

Dividends

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Dividend Information

McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.49%. MCD's most recent quarterly dividend payment was Thursday, March 15. The company has grown its dividend for the last 41 consecutive years and is increasing its dividend by an average of 5.30% each year. McDonald's pays out 60.66% of its earnings out as a dividend.